The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-06-11

toning up his oycrcoat. The re-.
mark recalled the fact to Mr.. Gilkey
and he buttoned up his coat and
replied
"Nes, looks IL little like Il storm"
shouldn't wonder" said Mr..
Ames.
"They've had five inches of snow
up north"
"Is that so? They have pretty
tough winters up there And Mr..
Gilkey gave his coat collar another
jerk.
suppose you'll be out to church
tomorrow ?" said Mr.. Ames.
eyes, l presume So" assented Mr..
Gilkey, and Mrs. (iilkey said, Eyes,
certainly" with glance at 4 band
box at her feet, which suggested the
idea that Il Chicago millincr had
made assurance doubly sure" in her
case. But it of course, suggested no
such thought to Mr.. Ames, who oh
served:
81 guess people will turn out pret-
ty generally to hear our new man."
"They ought to- said Mr.. Gilkey,
"for he seems to be about our last
chance, and | say we had better take
him if he suits any kind of way.
"We might as well shut up the
church if we don't get some one be-
fore long" said Mr. Ames gloomily.
"Therc wasn't bakers dozen out
last Sunday, and the Halls and Nc
Allisters have given up their pews.
Hall says he won't pay pew rent for
the sort of preaching we've had late
ly."
"It needn't make any difference
to him what kind'of preaching we
have he's never there remarked
Mrs. Gilkey, severely.
"What does DR.. Williams have to
say about this Mr.. Grant that's 60
ing to preach tomorrow ?" inquired
Mrs. Gilkey.
"He won't take any stand ut all, p"
said Mr.. Ames, Says it's none of his
funeral who they get. He's put out
because they wouldn't call that Mr.
OGin ; but we never could have
made that thing work"
He preached good sermons
said Mr.. Gilkcy, rehectively.
"IIc talked through his nose" !"
said Mrs. Gilkcy, conclusively.
"Then the Whites" said MIR.
Amcs. "They want that eastern
man, with long hair He's sort OF
cousin to Whites wife. The West
End are all united ON that man
from Washington. And DR.. Glover's
got IA man down south that he try
ing to run in this long time" Mr..
Amcs paused for breath, and Mrs.
Gilkey took up the burden Of his
complaint.
YES" she said, "mnd the Georges
say they won't vote for anybody but
that Mr.. Paine, from Ohio. He
stayed with them while he was here,
and they say he is just as agreeable
and entertaining as can be. You'd
never suspect he was Il minister
At this stage Mr.. Ames, happen
ing to look mp suddenly, surprised
an amused smile on the face of the
stranger who shared his seat.
81 beg yo1r PARDON said the gen
tlcman, in answer to Mr.. Amcs'
stare, 81 could not help overhearing
your conversation
"No harm DONE" returned Mr..
Ames, allably. "We're pretty much
interested in getting the right sort of
Il man for our church. We know
what keeps the thing going you
see He ratified, significantly,
some, coins in his pocket, and the
stranger intimated that he saw.
Isn't it the general opinion that
we're paying too steep Il price for
our preaching ?" inquired Mr.. Gil
key.
"Altogethcr,' said Mr.. Ames, em-
phatically. "And | say we've Just
got to drop off $500 on our next man
Why when was Il boy, minister
didn't get over s400 or $500 year,
and they managed to live on it some
how. They didn't throw their
money around on all sorts of extra
vaganccs, I'll be bound
People say we have these things
ourselves" began Mr.. Gilkey, mild
ly.
81 don't care if we do Y retorted
Mr.. Ames. 81 earn my money, and
l know where it comes from
Mr.. Ames had, by this time work
ed himself into quite vehement
state Of mind. He ostensibly adj
dressed Mr. Gilkcy but it is not
strange that the consciousness that
/ the stranger was an interested listen